Oct. 9: Sigil Games Hires Steve Clover

A veteran online developer joins the growing development team led by Brad McQuaid.

By IGN Staff

Developer Sigil Online Games announced it has reunited former colleagues by adding Steve Clover to the team developing its unannounced project. The copy we received includes the following:

SIGIL GAMES ONLINE HIRES STEVE CLOVER AS SENIOR PROGRAMMER "EverQuest" Co-designer Reunites with Brad McQuaid to Work on Sigil's Next Generation Massively Multiplayer Game

SAN DIEGO, CA - October 9, 2002 - Sigil Games Online, Inc. today announced that Steve Clover, co-author of the original "EverQuest" design and lead programmer on the original project, has accepted the position of Senior Programmer with the company. With over 13 years of experience in the game industry, Clover adds his expertise to Sigil's growing team of all-star massively multiplayer online game developers.

"Steve and I go way back as both friends and co-workers, developing computer games together since 1989," said Brad McQuaid, President and co-founder of Sigil Games. "His extensive knowledge and experience in the genre will prove invaluable to the Sigil team."

"This is the third company I've been involved in with Brad, and I'm looking forward to building on our past successes," said Clover. "I'm confident our mutual philosophies, passion, and dedication when it comes to game development will be harnessed once again to create popular and successful products."

About Steve Clover A talented programmer and game designer, Steve Clover has a 13-year history in the interactive entertainment industry. His first titles include both "WarWizard" and the "WarWizard 2" demo. He then became lead programmer for the original "EverQuest" game as well as a programmer on the "EverQuest" expansions - "The Ruins of Kunark," "The Scars of Velious," "The Shadows of Luclin," and "The Planes of Power."

Sigil Games is expanding its team as it works on its first project. Little is known about it except that it is aimed to be part of the next generation of online games. - Jonric